Laryngopharyngeal pH Monitoring in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

• Main Authors: Yiliang Su (Author), Li Shen (Author), Fen Zhang (Author), Xing Jiang (Author), Xiaofeng Jin (Author), Yuan Zhang (Author), Yang Hu (Author), Ying Zhou (Author), Qiuhong Li (Author), Huiping Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) often have irritating persistent dry cough. Possible correlations between dry cough and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) remain unclear.Methods: 44 patients with IPF and 30 healthy individuals underwent 24 h laryngopharyngeal pH monitoring....